Gianaris: No sweat that Tkaczyk now lags

Democratic Senate Campaign Committee chairman Mike Gianaris, D-Queens, said he’s not concerned that Cecilia Tkaczyk is now lagging Republican Assemblyman George Amedore by 54 votes in the 46th Senate District.

“I understand it’s going to be a lot of fun for people to follow the blow-by-blow … They’re going to shift from day-to-day,” Gianaris said on The Capitol Pressroom. “We’re very confident, based on where this paper is from and the partisan break down, that Cecilia Tkaczyk will be declared the winner.”

Counting has begun this morning in Albany County. Kris Thompson, a spokesman for the Amedore campaigns, said one vote was laid aside and there was no change in the overall vote tally after absentees were counted in Berne and Coeymans.

Gianaris also rebutted left-flank criticism that Gov. Andrew Cuomo didn’t do enough during the general election and isn’t weighing in on the Democrats’ behalf now, saying Cuomo is “certainly not” to blame. Republicans are.